Women's Cross Country

Women's cross country bests Bentley as Selig wins race for second straight year

Sep 04, 2009

WALTHAM, Mass. - With a pair of large packs leading the way, the
Brandeis University cross country teams defeated cross-town rival
Bentley University today. The men, ranked No. 13 in Division III,
had a pack of five runners finish before any Falcon, earning a
15-48 victory, while nine Brandeis women ran in a pack to earn a
15-50 victory.

For the women, Brandeis junior Grayce Selig
(Narberth, Pa./Springside School) earned the win against Bentley
for the second year in a row. She completed the 4,000-meter course
in 15:45. She ran in a pack with eight teammates to help the Judges
to victory. Finishing with the same time as Selig were junior
Marie Lemay (Saco, Maine/Thornton Acad.);
sophomore Kate Warwick (Boxborough,
Mass./Acton-Boxborough); senior Ally Connolly
(Concord, N.H./Concord); sophomore Erin Bisceglia
(Durham, Conn./Coginchaug); sisters Alyssa and
Beth Pisarik (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford);
junior Hannah Lindholm (Madison, Wisc./West); and
junior Emily Owen (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill). The
first two Bentley runners crossed the line in 12th and
13th place, as junior Lauren Lesniak
(Dracut, Mass./Dracut) finished with a time of 16:05 and sophomore
Evelyn Marrero (Amsterdam, N.Y./Amsterdam) had a
time of 16:20. Brandeis is ranked No. 9 in New England in Division
III, while Bentley is sixth in the East in Division II.

On the men's side, Judge junior Sam Donovan
(Newton, Mass./Newton South) picked up the win, covering the
6,000-meter course at Weston High School in 19:54. Classmates
Devon Holgate (Cumberland, R.I./Cumberland),
Dan Anastos (Peabody, Mass./Peabody Veterans) and
Paul Norton (Amherst, Mass./Amherst Regional) and
sophomore Chris Brown (No. Chelmsford,
MA/Chelmsford) rounded out the winning pack. Senior captain
Steve Bergantino (Guilford, Conn./Guilford) was
the first Bentley harrier to cross the finish line with a time of
19:56, while senior Andy Watson (New Milford,
Conn./New Milford) was 10th in 20:01. Brandeis is ranked
No. 13 overall in Division III and third in New England, while
Bentley is ranked fifth in the East in Division II.